Section 5 in The Tamil Nadu Borstal Schools Rules, 1938
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Each school shall be divided into houses, each of which shall contain approximately the same number of inmates, care being taken to ensure that neither the best nor the worst inmates are concentrated in one house. Each house shall have a house-master who shall be selected by the Superintendent from the teachers and instructors of the school. A petty officer shall be appointed to assist each house-masters.
